From August 19th.....

Saturday Happy Birthday Michelle (Jolly) Hope you had a good one. Another weekend begins as does the first days of the boys being off track for 4 weeks. The boys & I woke up around 7.00, the usual time. I tidyed up around the place & let Bruce sleep. (Made him take a sleeping tablet so he would sleep for a full night wihtout interruptions.) I cleaned up the kitchen after breakfast, then it was time to wake up Bruce, 9.00am was late enough to sleep in, otherwise he gets sick. We all got organised & were out of the apartment to basketball by 10.00am. Got to the stadium and settled in with Kristin & Cooper on my lap for the game. The boys played really well, although in true Hultgren junior form, Jamieson doesn't like to pass the ball. I feel like I spend most of the game yelling for him to PASS THE BALL!!!! Cooper was sleeping on my lap (through the yelling & whistles & sirens). The other teams coach was a trip. He was screaming instructions to his little players running up & down the court with them. Kristin & I were saying that really he isn't teaching the kids alot accept to take instructions, which was proven, there were times when they looked at him as if to say "what do I do"? Bruce's opinion was a lot different, he called him a name. For the reasons we were worried about, also he was cheating, putting his best player (by far) on for the whole game. Non competitive my BUTT!!! Technically, they won even though they don't keep score. Paula dropped the boys off 1/2 way through the game, I said that I would look after them while she went & did a few things. After the game we dropped off to get Dylan's birthday present then all went home to get organised for the party. I checked the mailbox & there was a parcel, belated birthday from Auntie Nordy. I got some new Nivea soap, thank you Auntie Nordy, I was just about to ask Mum for some. Good Call. Paula picked up the kids & we all got changed for the party. We arrived around 1.30, & met some of the family. They were really nice people. All the kids went out the back onto the baseball diamond & played for a while. We had hot dogs, sandwiches, potatoe salad & caramel corn for lunch. For desert there was cake with the 2 teams logo's & cupcakes iced like baseballs. The theme of the party was baseball, Dylan is obsessed with the Giants (baseball) & 49ers (football). Much like us with our Cats, Blues & Supercats. It's so cute when coming from a 4 year old though. We ate, then the boys played some more, not long after they all jumped into the pool. There were kids everywhere, it was a really nice afternoon. The family left around 3.30 & it was just Paula & us left. Bruce & Conner left for his game at 5.00. We stayed until 6.00, chatting & helped pack up, then Paula dropped Jamieson & I off home. Bruce called not long after to say that they were going to check out the big kids playing for a few minutes then were coming home. Also that he has to work tomorrow. Not happy Jan, but they are under the pump, all hands on deck & he offered. We had a late, light dinner, & Conner went off to bed staright after, he was really tired. Big afternoon, playing ball, basketball, mind you that was at 8.00pm. So it wasn't that early, Jamieson reluctantly went around 8.30 after eating & eating & eating. He is making up what Conner hasn't been having. Not sure what to do about that, just not eating alot at all even when it's something that he loves. I'm keeping an eye on it. Sunday We woke up at the usual Sunday time, not late enough. Bruce headed off to work around 9.00am. The boys & I just hung around the apartment, around mid morning we went for a walk to the Raleys (supermarket) to get some bread etc. We came back and had some lunch then watched a movie. Bruce got home not long after lunch, we had some lunch then hung out. Around mid-afternoon we jumped into the car & went to Costco to do the Bulk buying thing. We were trying to get back by 4.00 so I could keep my weekly call with Lizzy. Sorry!!!!! We got home & I quickly went out to the office the put some more finishing touches on the meeting room as it was going to be used Monday. I got home around 6.30 & we threw together some dinner. The boys stayed up later as there is no school tomorrow. Bruce came bounding out off the computer, your laptop is being delivered TOMORROW!!!! Very happy with himself. So that made it a very happy ending to the day. Monday Another week began, not so usual as the boys were not at school, they got up & had some breakfast, Bruce was at work of course. I went off to the gym for a workout. When I got back they had not moved. Probably because they were still watching "the shaggy dog", the movie that Millie had lent us. I must admit, going to the gym again was a good feeling. I got back & it started. I had the spring cleaning bug. Cupboards, shower curtains etc. Paula called in a tizz, all her plans for the day were going up the plah!!! I offered to have the boys so she could have her meetings. She had a friend/associate in from Texas & was only here for a day and a bit. Bruce was in San Fransisco again for the day & left his computer so I got some emails read & written. It took me most of the day, we stopped for lunch, and Bruce got home just as I was doing our room & bathroom. So I made him actually sit down & rest. I went out to the supermarket to grab something for dinner, then Paula dropped the boys off around 3.30. She had a meeting that was an hour away. We all hung out, a couple of kids came over to play, they were in & out. Bruce & Jamieson went to basketball practice & I went to Paula's to grab the boys things. At 4.50 my laptop arrived!!!YoooHooo!!!! I got it out of the box, there was no setup booklet, so I didn't know whether you had to do that charge for X amount of hours before use or what. SO I kind of freaked out a little, didn't want to stuff it up & put it back into the box. Wierd hey! I got some cool surprises in the mail from Trudy, Rael's & Ross, thank you guys. Chatted with Rael's & Oscar for a while, it was nice to catch up, I haven't spoken to then since before my birthday. The others got home, all had showers, & we sat down for dinner around 6.30. Did the usual dinner & chatting. Around 8.00 we put the boys to bed, called Paula to say good night but was still in the middle of her meeting. Bruce was setting up my laptop, I went down to the gym, for a light work out felt blah & fat today. It always makes me feel better if I do something after dinner. Go Figure.... Got home & watched some TV until late in the end, I got back & Bruce had just started watching a movie called 'Coach Carter', so I had a shower & sat down & watched the movie with him. We ended up getting into bed late, around midnight. Paula called to day that she was here at 1.15. A late night for her. But good for business I'm sure. Tuesday Happy 5th Birthday to Alex (Australian date) Well, another day, Bruce was off to LA for the day. I went to the gym, Bruce was working from home for the morning. The boys did the usual had some breakfast, then I sent them to do something other than watching the TV. I did the usual tidying & washing etc, then sat down to start putting stuff, messenger & skype onto the laptop. Around 11.00 we jumped into the car and headed for the airport. We dropped Bruce off & drove home, made a pitstop at the grocery store on the way home. We got home and unpacked, then had some lunch. Around 3.00 Jamieson & I headed to the pool for a couple of hours. Millie, Lexie & Kaylee were there too. The kids played, we chatted & sweated, it turned into a quite warm day. The pool was a bit cool, so there was no swimming for me. We got home & the boys went out to play with Jakary, then to his house. I got onto messnger & chatted with Pete for an hour or so. 37 sleeps till he gets here. woo hoo!!! Bruce called, he made it to LA fine. We had some dinner, & did showers & chilled out infront of the TV. Well, not me I'm was on the computer where else, cause I could. HE HE!! Bruce arrived home safely after a very good trip & we drove home with the kids asleep in the back. Great thing about the van, the kids get their own seats. We got home, Bruce went off to bed & I called Alex for her birthday. They are all doing well, Alex sounds like she was having a great birthday & all the family were heading over to the house for dinner. She got some really cool stuff. We hung up the phone & off to bed I went. Wednesday - Happy 5th Birthday Alex (23rd August) Bruce was off to work early again this morning, the boys & I got up & did the usual. Jamieson had a sore leg, not sure what from. He limped around the house for the morning, then mid morning Jackary came over for a play & stayed till lunchtime. Bruce called, he was on his way back from San Fransisco. He must be tired, especially of the travelling. Millie called, we had a chat & then back to the afternoon. The boys went outside to play after lunch, it's still warm here so that didn't last for too long. Mid Afternoon they came back & Jamieson went to his room for a rest, Conner chilled out in the lounge room. 2 hours later Jamieson woke up, I knew that I would regret letter him sleep later on. Bruce came home & had a nap before Conner's training started. We had a quick light dinner before they left & Jamieson got into trouble & wasn't allowed to go. You can imagine the tantrum. He's getting bigger & stronger. I'm going to have to keep working out to be able to hold onto him, for later tantrums. We hung out around the house, Jamieson chilled in his room, the boys got home at around 8.30 & Conner went off to bed. Also Jamieson did too, but you know that he didn't go to sleep. Bruce dropped off to bed around 10.00 & I stayed up for a little longer, yes, he was still awake. I went off to bed around 11.00 & told Jamieson to turn the gameboy off in 5 mins. I got up & checked him a few minutes later, & he had, thank goodness. It was an eventful night, as you can imagine, thank goodness we still have basketball to take away from him so make him do what he's told. Thursday Bruce was off to work especially early this morning, lots of deliveries to do, he had to go to San Fransisco & Oakland today, the only reason he’s not going too bananas about not getting proper work done is that the deliveries are to clients he has to meet, so that’s keeping him going. The boys & I got up & did the usual stuff, I actually got them to do some homework which was great. Jamieson’s writing is better but still has a bit to go. We chilled for the morning & I met Millie at the gym around lunchtime, which was pretty weird. We headed down to the pool at around 2.30, Millie & Lexie met us down there & we spent a couple hours down there. Bruce got home, & went inside to get some Billy Bounce work done. We got back to the apartment around 4.30. We chilled out, Paula called & we had a chat, she has been really busy this week, catching up. We had some dinner, & the boys watched a movie & went off to bed. Bruce & I were not far behind, Bruce went off to bed early, he’s really tired, & I was not far behind him. Friday Another week ending, Bruce got to sleep in this morning (7.30)Yeay for him, the boys did as well which was good for them. We had some breakfast & Bruce went off to work at around 9.00. The boys & I hung out at the house. I cleaned up the apartment, the boys did some homework. Millie called in for a cuppa after her morning shopping outing. I made some potato salad for Hot Summer nights tonight & then the boys had pancakes for lunch. By the time we had done all that it was early to mid afternoon and we decided to sit down & watch a DVD that Millie had lent up for the kids to watch. She’s the Man!!! It is that Amanda Bynes movie. It was actually a good movie, most of the time we put a movie on & I end up doing some stuff around the apartment while watching it. But this wasn’t too bad, a little slow in some spots, but not a bad movie. Bruce called to say that he had another delivery to do so he might be a little later. I called Paula, she was on her way back from her usual Friday meeting, but she would see us at Town Hall. Bruce got home, he was going to do the delivery in the morning. I packed our chicken & salad plus snacks into the bag & around we all got changed & headed off to the Town Hall just after 5.30. We arrived & the Charles’s were already there. We all sat down & caught up about the week. It was Dylan’s birthday yesterday, & he had a great day. Paula arrived around 6.00 after a busy day for her. We are going to catch up in the next few days. We also have some office stuff to get done too. I am a little stuck as the boys are on holidays & not much I can do until they get back. Anyway, we had some dinner & chatted, Cooper was just chillen, sitting around, he’s getting so big & is almost sitting up, just gorgeous. The band started & we all just sat down & chatted etc, the kids were running around as per usual, having a great time. The band wasn’t as good as last week, but lots of covers so we could sing along. The evening was fun, we caught up with our friends & the kids got to ran around and play. We got home around 9.30, the boys went to bed & Bruce went off to bed around 10.30. I stayed up until around 11.00 & off to bed I went. Bruce had set his alarm; Trev was texting the Supercats games scores, so he was going to be up anyway. And that was the week that was. Another week gone, it was a good week on all fronts. Bruce is really tired; hopefully he will get a chance to catch up on that this weekend. It’s now Saturday morning & I am finishing the blog for you all. Bruce had been up getting text’s from home from Trev. Trev called & I talked to him and Mark, after the game. Bruce got back & spoke Trev & Mark after the SUPERCATS WIN!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL YOU GUYS – GREAT GAME!!!!!!!!! (as you can imagine, Bruce is ecstatic & sad all at once…..you know he would have jumped on a plane to be there if we could afford it.)